Songwriting - NHAM

Traditionally the purpose of a verse is to ...

• Summarise

• Be catchy

• Provide story / information

• All of these things

Traditionally the purpose of a chorus is to

• Summarise the sentiment of the song

• Provide new information to the song

• Act as a bridge between verses

• Introduce the song

(More than one answer)

How can we let the listener know we are in a different section of the song?

• Keep the melody the same

• Keep the beat the same

• Change the melody

• Change the flow

Traditionally, a song for a radio should be around what length?

• 1 min

• 3 min

• 4 min

• 5 min

"Show, don't tell" is a technique to advance our ____

• Melody

• Storytelling

• Flow

• Structure

Show, don't tell - uses which 3 properties to help tell stories

• Action, Image Detail

• Action, Cliche, Detail

• Explanation, Cliche, Action

• Objects, Images, Details

Identify an example of show, don't tell

• The sun was shining

• The window glowed a misty yellow

• The sun shone through the window

• It was really sunny

According to Max Martin, the chorus should hit before...

• 30 secs

• 1 min

• 1:20 min

• 1:30min

According to Max Martin, there should be no more than ___ sections in a song

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

According to Max Martin, in every section, the melodies should be

• Asymmetrical

• Symmetrical

• Monotone